As Allyson asked me I had tried to frame the themes for the interview questions. I divided the factors influence curriculum development into 3 categories:
1.
External
factors
·
International factors
o Global
consideration
·
National factors
o National
needs
o Economical
needs
o Financial
pressure
o Political
issues (funding for personnel, equipment, building & maintenance)
·
Societal factors
o Societal
trends
o Employer
& industry needs
o professional
communities (for instance ACS or EA)
2.
Internal
factors
·
Institutional factors
o Environment
(supportive, readiness)
o Research
& development committee
·
Department/ faculty
o Availability
(in terms of contents, instructor, time, resources, safe environment)
o Collaboration
with other colleagues
o Committee
for curriculum review
o Course
co-ordinator
o Influential
individual
o Staffing
issue (shortage or surplus)
o Sense
of belonging
o Industry
advisory committee
o Responsibility
of professional education
·
Students
o Satisfaction
o Background
o Retention
o Abilities
3.
Computer
engineering itself as a fast-growing field
·
Differences of computer engineering with other
engineering discipline
·
Strengths and weaknesses of the current
curriculum
·
Emerging technology (content/ delivery/
assessment)
·
Related content
I also had found a very helpful article 'Comprehensive curriculum reform in higher education: collaborative engagement of faculty and administration". Their job is somehow similar to mine.
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